National Care Service

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The National Care Service is a proposal by Nicola Sturgeon for the provision of social care in Scotland following the 2021 Scottish Parliament election. Legislation is to be introduced in 2021/2. The service is planned to be operational by the end of the parliament in 2026. It was held out as a top priority in the SNP election campaign with a pledge to introduce a national wage for care staff.[1]

Derek Feeley, a former Scottish Government director general of Health and Social Care, produced a report recommending that the service should be established on an equal footing with NHS Scotland, and that a Minister for Social Care should be appointed. It would oversee the delivery of social care, aim to improve standards, ensure enhanced pay and conditions for workers and provide better support for unpaid carers.[2]

Nationalising care homes is not part of the proposal, but it will mean ministers will get more power over social care. There is a pledge to make social care free at the point of use, although this will not include accommodation costs.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nicola Sturgeon pledges National Care Service is a 'top priority' if SNP wins election". Daily Record. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Nicola Sturgeon to consult on National Care Service in first 100 hundred days". Home Care Insight. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Letter from Scotland: A more generous social care system". Health Service Journal. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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